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How Valuable is Anterior Segment Imaging?
The primary value of anterior segment imaging in glaucoma care is for the detection and quantific…
When to Refer Patients for Low Vision Services
There is rarely debate about referring patients who are legally blind for low vision…
Summit Updates: The Current State of Dry Eye Disease
This is the first installment in a periodic column providing
a look at data and recommendations from the…
Optometrists and Integrated Care of Ocular Surface Disease
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Simplifying Drop Therapy for Your Patients
Without a detailed eye drop recommendation from their doctor, it is likely that patients will he…
The Importance of Microblepharoexfoliation in OSD
An expanding array of technologies is available for eye care practitioners who treat patie…
Evaluating the Anterior Chamber Angle
Because anatomy plays a large role in chronic angle closure, evaluating the angle anatomy is…
High-definition Wavefront Aberrometry Provides Encouraging Early Results
After opening a new refractive surgery center in Burlington, Ontario, we recently began using a new high-definition wavefront aberrometer for our refractive surgery patients.
The…
Outreach Efforts Have Changed Many Lives
Physician, teacher, mentor, humanitarian—Alan S. Crandall, MD, combines all of these roles in his work as codirector of the Moran Eye Center’s Outreach Division. For this installment of Moran…
The Optometrist’s Role in Collaborative Care for Refractive Surgery
Many practicing optometrists struggle with a question similar to this: “Should I refer my patient for refractive surgery and get a one-time fee for collaborative care, or should I continue to provide g…
Bacterial Resistance Develops Through Multiple Mechanisms
Antimicrobial agents have changed human and animal health systems by revolutionizing our weaponry in the war against infectious diseases, resulting in improved survivability for both humans and animals….
Best Practices for Integrated Care With Optometrists
When I joined Empire Eye Physicians, it was already a fully integrated eye care practice. Prior to that, I had been in the US Navy. In that setting, ophthalmologists always worked closely with optometris…
Sidebar: Besifloxacin for the Treatment of Bacterial Keratitis
Bacterial keratitis is a serious and potentially sight-threatening condition, which can cause corneal scarring and opacification and, occasionally, perforation. Traditionally, treatment has involv…
News
kamra inlay receives fda approval
The FDA has approved the Kamra inlay (AcuFocus), which is indicated to improve near vision by extending depth of focus in presbyopic patients…
High-tech In Low Vision
New technology in eye care is constantly pushing the limits of what was thought to be impossible less than a decade ago. Keeping pace with these new devices and engineering marvels i…
The Literature
GLAUCOMA AND ASSOCIATED VISUAL ACUITY AND FIELD LOSS SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT GLAUCOMA-SPECIFIC PSYCHOSOCIAL FUNCTIONING
Chan EW, Chiang PPC, Liao J, e…
Sidebar: From TRUST to ARMOR: Where We Stand
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that approximately 2 million Americans experience an infection with an antibiotic-resistant microorganism each…
Give It to Me Straight, Doc
Graduation season is quickly approaching. Your student loan deferment will soon be ending. And your dream job still seems far too distant. Anxiety inevitably kicks in. Take a deep brea…
Attracting Millennials to Your Refractive Surgery Center
For the next 2 decades, our refractive surgery patients will come overwhelmingly from Generation Y. This demographic group, also known as Echo Boomers and Millennials, is composed of individuals born rou…